Best photos of April 21: Wildlife Forensic Academy to US strikes on Sanaa

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  A student in hazmat suit moves around a taxidermied giraffe at the "crime scene" set up in the warehouse of the Wildlife Forensic Academy in the Buffelsfontein Game and Nature Reserve near Cape Town, on April 16, 2025. The crime scene was carefully set up by the Wildlife Forensic Academy, a training centre that aims to fight poaching by teaching investigation skills to rangers, conservation officers, law enforcement and students. Set inside a sunny warehouse in a private game reserve an hour north of Cape Town, the academy recreates poaching scenarios featuring taxidermied victims like "Frikkie", the rhino who was poached a few years ago. By teaching how to protect a crime scene, find and collect evidence and later present a testimony in front of a court, they hope to strengthen prosecution of wildlife crime across Africa. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

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  Palestinian children receive donated food at a distribution centre in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. AP

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  A nun holds an image of Pope Francis near St Peter's Square in Vatican City, after the death of the Catholic leader was announced. Reuters

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  Catholic nuns carry portraits of the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks during a sixth anniversary commemoration in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

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  Australian sprinter Gout Gout addresses the media after the 2025 Stawell Gift semi-final at Central Park in Stawell, Victoria, Australia. Getty Images

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  A Buddhist monk and novices meditate in a room with appliances powered by renewable energy at a temple in Ayutthaya province, Thailand. EPA

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  Performers stand next to a poster in New Delhi, welcoming US Vice President JD Vance to India. Reuters

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  People gather at a popular market, which Houthi leaders said was hit by US air strikes, in Sanaa, Yemen. AP